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Spell Bee Word: babysitter


Basic Details

Word: Babysitter

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are out.

Synonyms: childminder, nanny

How to Spell Babysitter

Syllables: ba - by - sit - ter

Tricky part: It is baby + sitter written as one word. Baby keeps its y, and sitter has a double t.

Watch out for: babysiter, babbysitter, babysitor

Memory tip: Join baby and sitter. Sit doubles its t in sitting and sitter, so the babysitter keeps both t's.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Our neighbour's daughter was our babysitter when Mum went to the hospital.

Example 2: The babysitter read us a story and made us hot milk.

Example 3: Kittu told the babysitter he was allowed one more cartoon.

Fun Fact

The word babysitter first appeared in American English in the 1930s, and the verb babysit came after it.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the correctly spelt compound word:

a) babysitter
b) grasshoper
c) waterfal
d) earthquaik

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a) babysitter. Baby keeps its y and sitter its double t; grasshopper, waterfall and earthquake are each missing a letter or have a wrong one.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

babbysitter

a) s
b) b
c) t
d) y

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b) b. Baby is spelt b-a-b-y; the two b's never sit side by side.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: babysitter

a) childminder
b) plumber
c) postman
d) shopkeeper

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a) childminder. A babysitter and a childminder both look after young children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would parents most likely need a babysitter?

a) when they are cooking dinner
b) when they are reading at home
c) when the children are at school
d) when they go out for the evening

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d) when they go out for the evening

2. A babysitter is mainly responsible for ____.

a) keeping the children safe
b) repairing the house
c) teaching maths
d) driving a bus

Show answer

a) keeping the children safe

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